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A boarding, of course, if possible, quickly clarifies matters. - (Savages of Gor, Chapter 2, Sentence #111)

It is sometimes judicious, as well as profitable, to occasionally overlook a vessel's likely port of origin. Too, it is not unknown for Gorean ships, particularly merchantmen, to carry various flags and pennons, and fly whichever seem appropriate or politic in dangerous or contested waters. There is a joke in the city that Port Kar must have the greatest merchant fleet on Gor, greater than even those of Cos and Tyros combined, given the frequency with which our corsairs encounter the vessels of alleged compatriots. A boarding, of course, if possible, quickly clarifies matters. Adding to the confusion is the practice of many of our ships to fly alien flags. It is always useful to have one's reavings ascribed to others, particularly others with whom one is at war. The safest course for a merchant captain to follow, whether of Port Kar or not, if he is not moving in convoy, with attendant ramships, is to avoid all contact with other vessels between ports. - (Savages of Gor)